Sci8-Ch 16: Clues to Earth's Past

Scientists who study fossils are called

• Geologists
• Paleontologists
• Fossil Scientists
• Meteorologists

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What type of fossil is this?

• Mold
• Cast
• Preserved remains
• Trace fossil

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Which layer is oldest?

• A
• W
• G
• Z

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In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• sedimentary  rock
• rock candy
• hard rock

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.54 billion years old

• 4.54 million years old

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C

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Which is an example of a trace fossil?

• animal tracks

• nests

• burrows

• all of the answers given here

What is an example of an index fossil?

• t-rex fossils
• insect in amber
• trilobites or ammonites
• woolly mammoth fossils

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What is a fossil?

• the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geologic processes
• fossils can be preserved in rock, amber, asphalt, or ice
• any naturally preserved evidence of animal activity
• fossil of an organism that lived during a relatively short period of time

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Fossilized tracks or other evidence of activity of an organism.

• trail 
• trace 
• index
• absolute 

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